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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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